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MIDTERM EXAM IN ENGLISH 101

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
DIRECTION: ENCIRCLE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER AND STRICTLY NO ERASURE.
1. The bus slowed and pulled up to the curb in front of a T-shirt shop.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
2. Other small stores lined both sides of the street for the next few blocks, and Chris quickly scanned the
names on the storefronts nearby.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
3. Pat put his glasses on, too.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
4. A few people strolled by them while they stood on the sidewalk glancing around, but nobody seemed
especially curious.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
5. I have only one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
6. I am a sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
7. I am a sentence with two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
8. I am a sentence with two independent clauses and a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon that separates
the clauses.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
9. I contain a subject and verb and cannot stand alone by myself. A subordinating conjunction usually comes
before me in a sentence.
A. Dependent clause C. Relative clause
B. Independent clause D. Adjective clause
10. I am a clause with a subject and verb, and I make sense all by myself.
A. Dependent clause C. Independent clause
B. Adjective clause D. Relative clause
11. I am a word that joins words, phrases, and clauses.
A. Conjunction C. Verb
B. Noun D. Adjective
12. Identify the sentence structure: After Prince Charming put the glass slipper on her foot, Cinderella went to
the palace and lived happily ever after.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
13. Identify the sentence structure: Hank the Cow dog chased Pete the Barn cat into Sally Mae's iris patch, and
she was mad!
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
14. Identify the sentence structure: After school on Thursday, I threw snowballs at three funny boys.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
15. Identify the sentence structure in the following: Mrs. Johnson writes in her journal as she listens to a U2
album, and she prefers to do this on cloudy days.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
16. Identify the sentence structure: Birds fly, and they migrate towards the south when it is winter time.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
17. Identify the type of clause underlined in the following sentence: Bugs Bunny was a great philosopher and
trickster in his Warner Bros. cartoons.
A. Dependent clause C. Independent clause
B. Adjective clause D. Relative clause
18. Identify the type of clause underlined in the following sentence: Whenever Daddy plays a saxophone
solo at the concert, he stands up.
A. Dependent clause C. Relative clause
B. Independent clause D. Adjective clause
19. Identify the type of clause underlined in the following: The plants that scare me are the ones who sing
"Feed Me" in a ghoulish manner.
A. Dependent clause C. Relative clause
B. Independent clause D. Adjective clause
20. Identify the sentence structure: When my students prepare for their quizzes and tests, I am not surprised
by their success and mastery of the concept even though I know they are more than capable.
A. Complex C. Compound-complex
B. Compound D. Simple
21. ____ you give up smoking _____ you will develop cancer.
A. Neither / nor C. Either / or
B. Both / and D. Either /nor
22. He couldn't get the job ____ his qualifications.
A. though C. even though
B. moreover D. despite
23. The house wasn't very beautiful. I liked the garden, ____ .
A. though C. even though
B. moreover D. despite
24. I would go to bed now, my homework is no done.
A. and C. but
B. or D. for
25. Would you rather have beans corn?
A. and C. but
B.or D. for
26. It's raining very hard, __________ you need to take an umbrella.
A. but C. so
B. yet D. for
27. It isn't cold now, __________ I recommend you take a sweater anyway.
A. and C. or
B. so D. but
28. Students' grades at this university are increasing. __________ we are seeing increases in test scores across the
country.
A. Because of this, C. Similarly,
B. Despite this, D. Afterward,
29. Larry is failing two of his courses. __________ people still consider him one of the most gifted students in the
college.
A. Because of this, C. Moreover,
B. In spite of this, D. To summarize,
30. Scott likes to dance, __________ he can't at the moment because his leg is broken.
A. but C. and
B. so D. or

II. SPELLING
DIRECTION:
1. Which one is correct?
neccessary
 necessary
 necesary
2. Which one is correct?
 acomodation
 accammadation
 accommodation
3. Which one is correct?
 bussiness
 buseness
 business
4. Which is used for pens, papers, envelopes etc?
 stationery
 stationary
 stationerry
5. Which is correct?
 asistant
 assistant
 assisstant
6. Which is the correct spelling?
seperate separate seperete separete

7. Which is the correct spelling?

definitely definately definatly definitley

8. Which is the correct spelling?

Manoeuvre manoeuvre maneover manoeuvre

9.Which is the correct spelling?

embbarrass embarass embarrass embbarass

10.Which is the correct spelling?

Occurrence occurrance occurence

11.Which is the correct spelling?

consensus concensus consencus concencus

12.Which is the correct spelling?

unecessary unnessecary unnecessery unnecessary

13.Which is the correct spelling?

Acceptable acceptible acceptable acceptable

14.Which is the correct spelling?

brocolli broccoli broccoli brocoli

15.Which is the correct spelling?

refered reffered referred refferred

16.Which is the correct spelling?

bureacracy bureuacracy buraecracy bureaucracy

17.Which is the correct spelling?

supercede supersede superscede supercsede

18.Which is the correct spelling?

questionnaire questionaire questionnare questionare

19.Which is the correct spelling?

conniseur connosseur connoisseur connoseur

20.Which is the correct spelling?

alot a lot allot alott

21.Which is the correct spelling?

entrepreneur entrepeneur entrepreneur enterpeneur
22.Which is the correct spelling?
paticularly particularly praticularly particullarly

23.Which is the correct spelling?

liquify liquiffy liquefy liqueffy

24.Which is the correct spelling?

concience consience consciense conscience

25.Which is the correct spelling?

parallel parralel parallell parrallel